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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Pressed Glass Decanter

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c. 1860

Overview

Pressed glass decanter C1860 that has a hexagonal shaped base which tapers up in the middle to a pouring neck stem shape. There is a cut glass star-shaped pattern on the base. Glazing through use.

Historical information

Liquid from another vessel is poured into the decanter in order to separate a small volume of liquid containing sediment from a larger volume of clear liquid which is free of such. In the process the sediment is left in the original vessel. and the clear liquid is transferrred to the decanter. This is analogous to racking but performed just before serving.

Decanters have been used for serving wines that are laden with sediments in the original bottle. These sediments could be the result of very old wine or one that was not filtered or clarified during winemaking process. In most modern winemaking the need to decant for this purpose has been significantly reduced because may wines no longer produce a significant amount of sediment as they age.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.200

Item type

Material

Weight

948 g

Inscriptions and markings

star shaped pattern on base

Contextual Information

This decanter was from the Busselton Shire Chambers.

Keywords

Year

c. 1860

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

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Parent records

CABINET 1.6.1 The Taylor Cabinet

Busselton Historical Society

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